As for Nerd, he was a magic user with the spell traits of Arcane, Summon, Curse, Enchant, Manipulate, and Offense. His affinities were the two opposite elements of light and dark, and also the other hidden element, chaos.
He had only one talent, Raging Mana. This talent increased all offensive spells to deal 20% more damage. It also improved his chance of learning offensive spells.
"I still like Nerd more even if he only has one talent," John said. "His offense-oriented magic will be able to decimate many enemies in a war compared to a bow user."
"Does everything have to be for war purposes with you?" Jack asked.
"Yes," John replied.
"Well, I will still go with Howard. Nerd might be better in dealing with a high number of enemies, but I think Howard will be more useful when going against a Boss enemy," Jack said. "We can just recruit Nerd later when my sovereign level increases."
John didn't try persuading Jack otherwise.